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Where does “sex-” come from?

sex- (English) comes from Latin sex- — six.

sex- (English): A form of sexa-, meaning six

Definitions

  1. A form of sexa-, meaning six

Ancestry of “sex-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsex-six

Words derived from “sex-”

  • sexvalent
  • sexophobia
  • sexdigitism
  • sexphobia
  • sexdigitist
  • sexlocular
  • sexradiate
  • sexdigital
  • sexdigitate
  • sexfid
Every word from Latin sex- →